An ankle injury forced the 24-year-old to miss Belgium’s World Cup qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina but the striker came on as a 66th minute substitute in the side’s 4-0 defeat of Cyprus on Tuesday.

Lukaku immediately made an impact at Heysel Stadium, finding the net in the 78th minute, and Vertonghen confirmed the worst for Liverpool.

‘The goal he got against Cyprus was so typical, a ball in behind and he brushed defenders off and smashed the ball into the net,’ the Tottenham defender said after the win.

Romelu Lukaku has had a barnstorming start to life at Old Trafford (Picture: Getty)